01.09.2008

• Boz Scaggs Brings New Album 'Speak Low' On National Tour   Five years after his first volume of standards, But Beautiful, debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart, GRAMMY award winning musician Boz Scaggs offers his second volume of standards and ballads, aptly titled Speak Low (out September 30 on vinyl and wide release on October 28th via Decca)....

27.06.2008

• Sergio Mendes New CD On June 10th, 2008, Concord Records and Starbucks Entertainment released Encanto (Enchantment), the newest record from the legendary Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes. Encanto is the follow-up to 2006's highly acclaimed collaboration with will.i.am called Timeless. On Encanto, Sergio takes us even de...

23.06.2008

• Herbie Hancock Performs Selections From 'River: The Joni Letters' On June 26th, Herbie Hancock will perform selections from his GRAMMY Award winning Album of the Year 'River: The Joni Letters' on the new season of Sundance Channel's acclaimed original music series 'Live From Abbey Road.' Corrine Bailey Rae will join the legendary jazz musician for their only live ...

02.06.2008

• Steely Dan Man’s First Solo Album In 14 Years Sonic360 is pleased to announce the UK release of Circus Money, Walter Becker's first solo album in fourteen years. "It is, " the artist acknowledges, "a unique career strategy." Over the past 38 years, Becker and his long-time collaborator Donald Fagen have released 10 albums u...

• David Benoit - New Album 'Heroes' David Benoit - New Album 'Heroes' The new release from contemporary jazz pianist and five-time Grammy nominee David Benoit, Heroes hit stores this week on Peak Records (Concord Music Group). Heroes, is an 11-track tribute to David Benoit's life-long musical influences from a wide and unexpected va...

01.06.2008

• Ascona Jazz Award 2008 for Donald Harrison Ascona, Lake Maggiore, Switzerland - Following singer Lillian Boutt (Special Prize 2006) and Father Jerme Ledoux (Special Prize/Award 2007), a third outstanding personage of New Orleans cultural life will be recognized by the Ascona Jazz festival. The Ascona Jazz Award 2008 will be bestowed on the ...

13.05.2008

• Legendary Return To Forever Announce Summer 2008 Tour Dates Return to Forever's classic lineup of keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke, guitarist Al Di Meola and drummer Lenny White have announced a tour that will represent their first extensive engagements together in 30 years. The foursome will play more than 50 dates across North America and E...